📗 YEAR 5 SCIENCE – FULL CURRICULUM

A. Materials

1. Identify properties of an object

2. Compare properties of objects

3. Compare properties of materials

B. Matter and mass

1. Understand conservation of matter using graphs

C. States of matter

1. Identify and sort solids, liquids and gases

2. Change of state diagrams: solid, liquid and gas

3. Heating, cooling and changes of state

D. Physical and chemical change

1. Identify physical and chemical changes

2. Compare physical and chemical changes

E. Mixtures

1. Identify mixtures

F. Force and motion

1. Identify directions of forces

2. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?

G. Magnets

1. Identify magnets that attract or repel

2. Label magnets that attract or repel

3. Compare strengths of magnetic forces

H. Energy transformation

1. Energy transformation

I. Electricity

1. Introduction to static electricity and charged objects

2. Electric circuits

3. Conductors and insulators

J. Light

1. How do we see objects?

2. How does light travel and interact with matter?

K. Classification

1. Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians

2. Identify vertebrates and invertebrates

3. Use evidence to classify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians

4. Use evidence to classify animals

L. Animals

1. Read and construct animal life cycle diagrams

2. Compare animal life cycles

M. Body systems

1. Human organs and their functions

2. Body systems: circulation and respiration

3. Body systems: digestion

4. Body systems: removing waste

5. Body systems: perception and motion

N. Plants

1. Identify plant parts and their functions

2. How do plants make food?

3. Identify flower parts and their functions

4. Describe and construct flowering plant life cycles

5. Describe and construct conifer life cycles

O. Adaptations

1. Introduction to adaptations

2. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths and necks

3. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs

4. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings

P. Traits and heredity

1. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis

2. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits

3. Identify inherited and acquired traits

4. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement

Q. Ecosystems

1. Identify ecosystems

2. Describe ecosystems

3. Identify roles in food chains

4. How does matter move in food chains?

5. Interpret food webs

R. Conservation and natural resources

1. Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles?

2. Evaluate natural energy sources

S. Rocks and minerals

1. Identify minerals using properties

2. Identify rocks using properties

T. Temperature

1. Read a thermometer

2. Compare temperatures on thermometers

3. Collect and graph temperature data

U. Water cycle

1. Label parts of water cycle diagrams

2. Select parts of water cycle diagrams

V. Astronomy

1. Shadows

2. Earth’s rotation and orbit

3. Day and night

4. Brightness of the Sun and other stars

5. Constellations and the changing night sky

6. Identify phases of the Moon

7. Identify the planets in the solar system

8. Identify constellations

W. Units and measurement

1. Choose units of distance

2. Choose units of mass

3. Choose units of volume

X. Science practices and tools

1. Identify laboratory tools

Y. Engineering practices

1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent erosion